Table 3.
Plasma hormone concentrations before (Basal) and after (2 h) T3 microdialysis in sham-denervated (T3 MD Sham) and hepatic sympathectomized rats (T3 MD HSx)
| T3 MD Sham, n = 8 |
T3 MD HSx, n = 6 |
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| Basal | 2 h | Basal | 2 h | |
| T3 (nmol/L) | 1.17 ± 0.08 | 1.08 ± 0.10 | 1.25 ± 0.04 | 0.87 ± 0.08a |
| T4 (nmol/L) | 79 ± 5 | 50 ± 4a | 76 ± 6 | 41 ± 4a |
| T3/T4 (%) | 1.48 ± 0.07 | 2.24 ± 0.26a | 1.71 ± 0.12 | 2.26 ± 0.31 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 181 ± 20 | 211 ± 40 | 203 ± 31 | 189 ± 37 |
| Glucagon (pg/ml) | 60 ± 5 | 70 ± 8 | 69 ± 9 | 57 ± 9 |
aP < 0.05 vs. Basal value within the same group.